Chapter 38 Rumors in the Capital

Early in the morning, the army of Beijun blocked Yancheng.

On the street, almost every street was filled with soldiers coming and going.

Seeing this scene, the people were so scared that they hurriedly ran home.

At the same time, the gate of the county governor's mansion was also surrounded by a group of soldiers.

Before Li Rui got up, he heard his wife rushing into the room and shouting loudly: "Master, it's not good! Something happened!"

After hearing his wife's voice, Li Rui got up from the bed and asked in a daze: "Madam, what happened?"

Mrs. Li hurriedly said: "A group of soldiers came to the door and said they wanted to search the county governor's mansion."

Hearing this, Li Rui's eyes suddenly widened and he woke up instantly.

He immediately stood up from the bed, "What's going on? Why are there soldiers searching the county governor's mansion?"

Mrs. Li said: "I don't know what happened, Master, go and see! They are going to break in!"

Li Rui hurriedly walked towards the gate of the county governor's mansion without even having time to put on his clothes.

At this time, Li Rui was extremely worried. He wondered if the Northern King was going to attack him, the county governor.

But he changed his mind and thought that he had handed over the military power and was still working diligently for the Northern King. The Northern King would not attack him, right?

He was now considered a member of the Northern King. How could a vassal king attack his own people?

If he, the county governor, was gone, it would be even more difficult for the Northern King to suppress those powerful groups in Beijun.

Soon, Li Rui appeared at the door of the county governor's mansion.

Seeing that the captain who brought the soldiers was someone he knew, Li Rui was slightly relieved. He asked, "Captain Wu, what are you doing?"

Wu Hong smiled and said, "Sir Li, please forgive me. The prince was assassinated by the assassins of the Blood Moon Tower last night. It is said that several assassins escaped. The prince ordered us to search the whole city and not let anyone's mansion go."

Hearing this, Li Rui's face changed and he hurriedly asked, "Is the prince okay?"

Wu Hong said, "Don't worry, Sir Li, thanks to the mysterious master of the prince's mansion, the prince was just frightened and he is fine."

Hearing this, Li Rui was slightly relieved. If the King of the North was killed, he, the county governor, might also be implicated.

Then Li Rui said, "Okay, search."

Wu Hong bowed and said, "Sorry to bother you."

Then Wu Hong led the soldiers into the county governor's mansion, searched briefly, and then took the soldiers to the next mansion.

Soon, the news that the King of the North was assassinated spread throughout Yancheng.

Almost everyone in Yancheng knew that the Blood Moon Tower sent someone to assassinate the King of the North, and was defeated by the mysterious master of the King of the North's Mansion.

Although the King of the North was a useless prince, he was a prince after all, and the assassination of a prince was a big deal.

This matter soon spread to the capital.

...

The Eighth Prince's Mansion.

After seeing Wang Qingci's pigeon letter, Lu Shuyun was furious. He raised his arm and swept everything on the chopping board to the ground, and then overturned the table in front of him.

Then there was a clanging sound in the study, and Lu Shuyun smashed everything that could be smashed in the study.

"Waste! Waste! A bunch of waste!"

"Six ninth-grade, a half-step master, can't even kill a waste!"

"What's the use of you!"

After hearing Lu Shuyun's voice, the maids in the room stood aside and trembled, not daring to breathe.

Lu Shuyun really couldn't believe that this operation would fail.

Even if the mysterious master was still in the Northern Palace, the half-step master of the Blood Moon Tower would be able to hold him back for a while, so that other ninth-grade warriors could create opportunities to kill Lu Chen.

As a result, the Blood Moon Tower failed!

Not only did the people of the Blood Moon Tower fail, but even the people sent by the Misty Rain Pavilion were basically dead. Only Wang Qingci escaped alone. It is said that he was seriously injured and could only hide in Yancheng to survive.

Lu Shuyun felt that his lungs were about to explode.

Originally, he had always thought that it would be easy to get rid of Lu Chen, a waste, but he failed twice in a row.

With these two failures, it might not be so easy for them to attack the Northern Palace in the future.

Other forces are not fools. Even the Blood Moon Tower, which specializes in assassination, failed. Other killer organizations are unlikely to accept his mission.

Just as Lu Shuyun was smashing things to vent his dissatisfaction, a servant rushed in.

"Your Highness, it's bad! It's a big deal!"

Lu Shuyun was angry now. Hearing the servant's clamor, he became even more angry. He kicked the servant against the wall.

Fortunately, his strength was not very strong, so he did not kick the servant to death. After the servant spit out a mouthful of blood, he quickly stood up and said, "Your Highness, now the whole capital is saying that you sent assassins from the Blood Moon Tower to assassinate the Northern King in order to make the Jiangnan family support you in the fight for the throne."

Hearing this, Lu Shuyun was stunned and stood still.

He reacted quickly and his face darkened instantly, "My good brothers really don't miss any opportunity!"

Political matters can be done but not said, and can be said but not done.

Although it is a common situation for royal brothers to kill each other, it is a taboo for any dynasty.

Of course, people knew that the Eighth Prince was the one who wanted to get rid of the Ninth Prince the most. Their maternal families were from the Jiangnan family, and the Jiangnan family could only support one prince to participate in the fight for the throne.

But this kind of thing can only be known, and it must not be spread out. Once it is spread, it will be a scandal of royal brothers killing each other.

Since this kind of thing is a taboo in the royal family, why are there rumors in the capital that he sent someone to assassinate the Ninth Prince?

Obviously, there are other princes pushing behind the scenes, with the purpose of making him lose the qualification to compete for the position of crown prince.

Originally, Lu Shuyun was still thinking about how to get rid of Lu Chen, but now after hearing the rumors in the capital, he can't touch Lu Chen.

This is what you can say but not do in politics. Since there are already rumors, if he still sends someone to assassinate Lu Chen, Lu Chen's death is basically equivalent to confirming that he did it.

Even if Lu Chen was not killed by him, the ministers in the court who support other princes will say that he did it, and the people will also think that he killed the Ninth Prince.

If that time comes, he will completely lose the qualification to compete for the position of crown prince.

Lu Shuyun clenched his fists, feeling very unwilling. Could he let that waste go?

The first and second assassinations were mainly for his own political purposes, but at this time Lu Shuyun was so angry that he didn't think about the problem from a political perspective. He just wanted to get rid of Lu Chen.

Of course, this was just a personal emotion for a while, and Lu Shuyun soon calmed down.

In any case, Lu Chen could not be touched for a while.

At this time, Lu Shuyun turned his head to look at the bookshelf in the study, and then said to the other side: "Send a message to Wang Qingci immediately, let her recover from her injuries and continue to lurk in Beijun, and don't take any action for the time being."

As soon as Lu Shuyun finished speaking, a black shadow flipped out of the window and left the study.